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Hampton Bays Middle School To Purchase New Sign

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Hampton Bays Superintendent Lars Clemensen and members of the school board meet on March 22 to discuss the new sign.

Hampton Bays Superintendent Lars Clemensen and members of the school board meet on March 22 to discuss the new sign.

The sign outside of the Hampton Bays Elementary School on Ponquogue Avenue is the only sign in front of both the Elementary and the Middle School.

The sign outside of the Hampton Bays Elementary School on Ponquogue Avenue is the only sign in front of both the Elementary and the Middle School.

Southampton science teachers Ryan Munkwitz, left, and John Walsh have fun with part of a telescope in the district planetarium. BY ERIN MCKINLEY

Southampton science teachers Ryan Munkwitz, left, and John Walsh have fun with part of a telescope in the district planetarium. BY ERIN MCKINLEY

authorLaura Cooper on Mar 30, 2011
The Hampton Bays Middle School might have an electronic digital announcement sign in front of the Ponquogue Avenue school as soon as next September. The sign, approved by the Board... more

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